Recognised as Colour

#0412ED

#0412ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0412ED is a blue with RGB values 4, 18, 237 and HSL 236°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0412ED#0412ED

HEX#0412ED

RGBrgb(4, 18, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0706, 0.9294

RGB percentages1.6%, 7.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(236.4, 96.7%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 98.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK98.3%, 92.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer266,989

CSS custom property--colour: #0412ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#FBED12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00658Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.8 Medium blue · ΔE 11.4 Blue violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark violet · ΔE 31.4 Dark blue · ΔE 41.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDDF04

Analogous#0487ED, #6A04ED

Triadic#ED0412, #12ED04

Split complementary#ED6A04, #87ED04

Tetradic#ED0487, #EDDF04, #04ED6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BFC3FE

Lighter +30%#8D94FD

Lighter +20%#5B64FC

Lighter +10%#2935FB

Darker −10%#030EBB

Darker −20%#020A89

Darker −30%#010757

Darker −40%#010324

More saturated +25%#000EF1

Less saturated −25%#222DCF

Channel breakdown

G18

B237

Red4 (1.6%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue236.39°

Saturation (HSL)96.68%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 12 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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